Lenawee County commissioners voted Wednesday to table discussion of the constitutionality of the federal National Defense Authorization Act. The law enacted last year is being criticized by some groups as an overreach of federal authority to detain U.S. citizens without charges.

Commissioner Cletus Smith, R-Madison Twp., moved to support resolutions already passed by Allegan and Oakland counties and bills pending in the state Legislature opposing the federal law.

The motion was tabled by an 8-1 vote after commissioner David Stimpson, R-Tecumseh, said he needed more time to research the issue and decide if the commission should get involved in a controversy over constitutional limits on the federal government.

A resolution passed by the Oakland County commission states the law “is inimical to the liberty, security and well-being of the people of Oakland County and was adopted by the United States Congress in violation of the limits of federal power in the United States Constitution.”